Casey Harper, Riley Moore, Charmaine Hedding, Jeremy Dys, Quena Gonzalez

On today’s program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the “Outstanding” podcast, reports on the Senate’s first bipartisan step towards opening the government, the ongoing air traffic chaos, the U.S. Supreme Court rejection of a same-sex marriage case, and President Trump’s upcoming meeting with the Syrian President. Riley Moore, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of West Virginia, unpacks developments on Capitol Hill with the shutdown and sheds insight into Christian persecution in Syria and Nigeria. Charmaine Hedding, President of Shai Fund, sounds the alarm on persecution of Christians in Syria as President Trump prepares to meet with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. Jeremy Dys, First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel, offers insight into First Liberty’s lawsuit concerning agitators who interfered with Christian and Jewish worship services. Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, and Casey Harper, provide up-to-date analysis of the federal shutdown, discuss concerning subsidies in the Affordable Care Act, and look into expanding investigations of the sports gambling crisis.